Special Educational Needs ( SEND)

Willoughby is a caring and supportive school committed to providing a high-quality education for all of the children in our care. We believe that all children are entitled to have access to a broad and balanced curriculum across all aspects of school life. We are committed to maximum inclusion in quality first teaching environments to meet individual children’s needs and foster learning for individuals.

‘Staff work together to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They have high expectations of what pupils with SEND will be able to do, and make sure that they get the right help to access the same curriculum as their peers.’ Ofsted, November 2021.

SEND can cover a wide range of physical or sensory impairments; learning difficulties; communication difficulties; and social, emotional and mental health. If you have any concerns about your child’s learning at any time, please speak to the class teacher in the first instance.

Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is Mrs Alice Smith.

SEND Local Offer (video)

Link to Nottinghamshire SEND Local Offer: Nottshelpyourself | SEND Local Offer

The following documents and links should help you understand what we do to support pupils with SEN:

Accessibility Plan

SEND Information Report 2023-2024

A full and in depth explanation of the main areas of SEN, how we support pupils and the answers to many questions that parents and carers may ask.

SEN Policy 2023

Willoughby Primary School’s policy and approach to implementing the SEN Code of Practice.

Our SEND Waves of Intervention and SEND Procedure Flow Chart may also be of interest.